Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela Rocks the Taboo out of the Chicago Theatre
Fluidity broken up by a percussive hand is the style of Rodrigo y Gabriela, a flamenco guitarist duo from Mexico City. They hit the stage Friday at the Chicago Theatre […]
Review: Remy Bumppo’s Bloomsday Celebrates the Past and Future, Complete with Pints of Regret
It’s early June in Dublin—almost Bloomsday. The time is today and 35 years ago. But whatever year it is, Bloomsday, celebrated on June 16, is a reason to lift a […]
Preview: A Mix of Hardy Boys and Stranger Things Makes The Blackout Club Stand Out
Stranger Things is set to return this summer, and what’s a better way to get you in the mood for some kids fighting against mysterious forces than a game about […]
Review: Tabletop Gods is a Colorful War of Gods
Ghost Fish Games’ Tabletop Gods fashions you as a god, facing off against another god. You are both waging a proxy war from the heavens, with demons, humans and the undead […]
Review: Walking on Water Reveals Grand Art to be a Great Headache
The scope and scale of the public art created by Christo and Jeanne-Claude is undeniable; for decades, the artists (and spouses) inspired awe and wonder around the world, with installations […]
Review: Non-Fiction is a Modern Comedy That Moves Fast, Says Quite a Lot
With popcorn buttered and perfect seats secured at the movie theater this weekend, you might want to buckle in before the previews end and Olivier Assayas’s latest, Non-Fiction, begins. Because once […]
Reproductive Rights Activists Rally and March Through The Loop
Hundreds of demonstrators packed into Daley Plaza and later marched through the Loop to Trump Tower Thursday evening to protest severe restrictions on abortion passed in several states across the […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 5/23 – 5/26
It’s Memorial Day Weekend! Let’s make the best of it with some fun events throughout the city. Concerts, art markets, great food are waiting for you to enjoy! Let’s get […]
Interview: Erika Kubick of Cheese, Sex, Death Chats About Cheese, Desire, Death and Ambition
We’ve already regaled you with tales of tempting tallegios and talented temptresses when we reviewed StripCHEESE at The Charnel House. It was a fantastic event put on by people who […]
Review: StripCHEESE at Charnel House Goes Above and Brie-yond
Imagine that you really like cheese. Now, imagine you also enjoy burlesque shows and a nice cocktail or beer now and then. What if I told you that you can […]
Review: Rage 2 is an Incredible Shooter Buried in a Massive and Boring Open World
The hype was real. I mean, really real. Rage wasn’t the best game, but I was one of the few people that actually liked its Borderlands meets Fallout aesthetic […]
Review: A Plague Tale: Innocence is Beautiful, Horrifying, Poignant
Minor spoilers follow: You can tell when a game is made with passion, and A Plague Tale: Innocence just oozes that feeling. Developer Asobo Studio, developer of 2016’s ReCore, has […]